Making a Lawn 



guide us. The level of the lawn is then taken as one, two, 

 four, or six inches below the top of the peg. When com- 

 pleted and satisfaction is assured as to the levelness of the 

 lawn, the pegs may be withdrawn or driven deeply down. 

 (See Fig. 45). 



We now come to the dividing line. Up to this point 

 the work is the same whether turf be laid or seed be sown. 

 Let us first of all consider the question of turf-laying. 

 Turf is usually procured cut into pieces, three feet long, 

 one foot wide, and two inches deep. This is rolled up. 

 If the lawn is made thoroughly level and the turf has been 

 well cut, there is not likely to be any great difficulty in 



FIG. 45. Levelling a lawn. 

 A Spirit-level . 



laying it down. It has already been mentioned that the 

 surface should be firmed and raked, and the next work 

 is to lay some turf along the outside, allowing it to overlap 

 so as to afterwards render it possible to cut a clean verge. 

 This should then be beaten. Proceed afterwards to lay 

 down the inner part, taking care to keep the turfs close 

 together, and when they may be wanting in thickness, 

 some soil (in a barrow close by) should be put beneath, to 

 avoid even the smallest inequalities. This also should be 

 beaten in as work proceeds. It should incidentally be 

 mentioned that during very dry, very wet, or frosty 

 weather, the work should not be undertaken, or it can 

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